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A. We took it for granted they were owners when they made 

 offer. 



Q. Personally were you ever upon the State lands in Franklin coi 

 that the Everton company wanted ? 



A. I think I was on portions of it. 



Q. When? 



A. Well, two or three years ago. ' 



Q. While there did you examine and give attention to those Is 

 sufficiently to put a value upon them ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. Are you able to give an estimate of the market value of tl 

 lands ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. Were you ever upon the lands in the south part of the preser 

 the 26,000 acres they wanted to to give the State for northern la 



A. Yes, sir; I was. 



Q. When were you upon those lands ? 



A. About the same time. 



Q. Did you notice them sufficiently to put a valuation upon thi 



A. No, sir. 



Q. Are you able now to say what those lands are worth ? 



A. No, sir; not from my own personal knowledge. 



Q. Were annual reports made by your commission to the Legisla' 

 each year ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Is there a file of those reports in your office ? 



A. Yes, sir; I think so. 



Q. You signed them at the time and were familiar with their conte: 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. I call your attention to sections 14, 15 and 16 of the act of 1 



"* § 14. All income that may hereafter be derived from State f o 

 lands shall be paid over by the for est. commission to the treasur; 

 the State. 



" § 15. A strict account shall be kept of all receipts and expei 

 which account shall be audited by the Comptroller, and a gen 

 summary thereof shall be reported annually to the Legislature. 



" § 16. The forest commission shall, in January of every year, n 

 a written report to the Legislature of their proceedings, togel 

 with such recommendations of further legislative or official actio: 

 they may deem proper." 



Now has " all income derived from State forest lands " been ] 

 over ? 



